fire company

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noun

a company of firefighters.

a fire-insurance company.

Origin of fire company

An Americanism dating back to 1730–40

Words nearby fire company

firebug, firebush, fire cherry, fire chief, fire clay, fire company, fire control, firecracker, firecracker flower, firecrest, fire-cure

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Example sentences from the Web for fire company

"The fire-company deserves all the credit, Harry," said Anderson magnanimously.
Anderson Crow, Detective|George Barr McCutcheon
The reader has already made the acquaintance of the fire-company and engine known as Red Rover Three.
Phaeton Rogers|Rossiter Johnson
She would be glad to "knit up Care's raveled sleeve," or the hose for a fire-company.
The World on Wheels and Other Sketches|Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) Taylor
I spoke to him last night when he was relieving guard, and asked him what fire-company he belonged to; and he said, none.
The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3|Robert H. Newell

British Dictionary definitions for fire company

fire company

noun

an insurance company selling policies relating to fire risk

US an organized body of firemen

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单词	fire company
释义	fire company SEE SYNONYMS FOR fire company ON THESAURUS.COM noun a company of firefighters. a fire-insurance company. Origin of fire company An Americanism dating back to 1730–40 Words nearby fire company firebug, firebush, fire cherry, fire chief, fire clay, fire company, fire control, firecracker, firecracker flower, firecrest, fire-cure Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fire company "The fire-company deserves all the credit, Harry," said Anderson magnanimously. Anderson Crow, Detective\|George Barr McCutcheon The reader has already made the acquaintance of the fire-company and engine known as Red Rover Three. Phaeton Rogers\|Rossiter Johnson She would be glad to "knit up Care's raveled sleeve," or the hose for a fire-company. The World on Wheels and Other Sketches\|Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) Taylor I spoke to him last night when he was relieving guard, and asked him what fire-company he belonged to; and he said, none. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3\|Robert H. Newell British Dictionary definitions for fire company fire company noun an insurance company selling policies relating to fire risk US an organized body of firemen Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fire company fire brigade, fire department
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fire company

noun

Origin of fire company

Words nearby fire company

Example sentences from the Web for fire company

British Dictionary definitions for fire company

noun

Words related to fire company